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Galvin Ranch

Galvin Ranch from directly overhead

Galvin Ranch is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 273 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the west-northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Heath Property, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
East Bay Regional Park District
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.85849, -121.84925
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Windy Point: 1.5 mi
  • Red Leg Peak: 1.6 mi
  • Cave Point: 2.2 mi
  • Oyster Point: 2.5 mi
  • Knobcone Point: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Highland Ridge Lookout: 2.6 mi
  • Stone Corral: 2.6 mi
  • Lower Volvon Village: 3.0 mi
  • Lower Village Overlook: 3.1 mi
  • The Toad: 3.1 mi
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Mount Diablo Summit Barbecue Area: 4.1 mi
  • Toyon Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Grapevine Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • Lookout Point: 4.3 mi
  • Rocky Point Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
Gardens
Parks
  • Robert Duchi Park: 4.6 mi
  • Diablo Vista Field: 4.9 mi
  • Welshland Park: 4.9 mi
  • Monterosso Park: 5.1 mi
  • Viewpoint Drive Park: 5.5 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • The Old Borges Ranchouse: 8.6 mi
  • Babe Ruth Baseball Field: 10.8 mi
  • Livermorium Atom: 13.0 mi
  • Windy Grove Cars: 13.0 mi
  • Red Baron Airplanes: 13.0 mi
Springs: 18
  • Sycamore Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Sheepherder Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Marsh Creek Headwaters Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Maple Spring: 5.1 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Beaches: 10
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Kite beach: 14.2 mi
  • Playpen: 14.3 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 20.6 mi
  • Lake Temescal Beach: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Turtle Rock: 5.3 mi
  • Mitchell Rock: 6.5 mi
  • The Devil's Shelf: 11.9 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 17.2 mi
  • Chab: 17.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 21.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Galvin Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloWNW 294°1,173 m3.9 mi
Devil's PulpitWNW 295°1,110 m3.8 mi
North PeakNW 311°1,084 m3.7 mi
Ransom PointWNW 298°1,037 m4.1 mi
Mount OlympiaNW 315°898 m4.1 mi
Eagle PeakWNW 302°722 m5.7 mi
Sunol PeakSSW 194°664 m17.0 mi
Red Leg PeakE 100°652 m1.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4619:5420:34
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:2016:1116:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484850535966727270635347
Precip in5.14.93.71.91.10.30.00.00.11.22.65.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Diablo Junction, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/671156136

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